Related Program: Northland Morning 10/1 MN Reads: "The Bamboo Sword" by Margi Preus By Lisa Johnson • Oct 1, 2015 Related Program: Northland Morning TweetShareGoogle+Email When "they" said, "Write what you know," Margi Preus wasn't listening. The Duluth author's newest book, "The Bamboo Sword" takes place temporally, culturally and geographically about as far from 2015 northern Minnesota as possible. Listen Listening... / 9:47 Tags: MN ReadsThe Bamboo SwordMargi PreusTweetShareGoogle+EmailView the discussion thread.